Johnson tried to plead his case, but his frustration was evident on the sideline when he realized the coaches were right.

“They thought the best thing was to sit it out because we still have a long season ahead of us,” Johnson said. “You just kind of go back and forth with the coaches trying to tell them you’re OK, hoping that it feels better, running around on the sideline, trying to do everything you can.

“I know when I went out there I couldn’t play the way I am capable of playing. You see the film — I’m limping out there around trying to play. You don’t want to do anything that hurts your team. I’d rather have some guys that’ll go out there and play better than you can.”

That’s two weeks in a row Johnson wasn’t able to finish, after suffering a concussion the week before against the Titans.

3 responses to “Andre Johnson getting MRI on shin bruise today”

It is a good thing Andre wasn’t playing the Steelers. They are #1 in the AFC North according to most of my analyst peers. This was really an easy week for the Texans, they were only playing the Ravens. They have lost so many players. As an analyst I don’t want them to win, so I won’t cover them except to say they likely are not near as good.